Cool, I look forward to your post.

>>It is better to attack a person’s ideological slant rather than dwell on her sex life.
Ouch! I didn’t dwell on her sex life. I merely said she’s Sen’s girl friend in the sense of “a friend who is a girl.”

I finally read Nussbaum’s piece. It is not that bad. She is easy to deconstruct since she lacks rigor but she is not evil. She just needs to get her facts right. I intend to do a post on her.

You mention that she is Amartya’s girl friend? Are you sure……It is better to attack a person’s ideological slant rather than dwell on her sex life.

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I did read that last link you posted.

Note that they sure have to add a reference to Shivsena and Saffron even when the news item is about some Muslims harassing young couples near mosques. And damn, nobody seems to realize that the muslim eloped with a minor in Surat !!

I disagree with you.

The combined Black-Latino population in the United States was estimated at 27.6% last year. (Source: Estimates of the Population by Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin for the United States and States: July 1, 2006). The Latino population frequently votes Republican. It is not a given that the Democrats would continue indefinitely.

I doubt Indians would continue to immigrate overseas should the Indian economy retain current economic growth rates. For that to happen, instances like the Gujarat pogrom should never recur. The fact that the left intelligentsia have gone to town on the incidents in Gujarat does not detract from the fact that the events should not have taken place in the first instance.

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Europe has already fallen prey to Islam (Ref. America Alone, Mark Stein). America will last another few decades before being overrun by Hispanics. Again, no offence meant but this is the sad truth. Once Hispanic+Black population exceeds 30% in the US (which will happen by 2050 for sure), it will be a permanent democratic rule. The Dem leaders will fall all over themselves to be open to immigration, quotas etc.

Think of the forces (circa 2030):
1. Europe Islamic majority
2. America permanently Dem
3. Indians are willing to sell their parents to immigrate

It means that every Desi (except Hindu fascists like us) will sell out his bros to get brownie points and a chance to immigrate to an Islamic Europe. Remember, Dilip D’Souza et al actually want an American invasion because of “Gujarat genocide” so that when all of us are killed he will be king and take all our money and women etc.

Depending on where you think you will be in 2030 (I will be dead, too much scotch whiskey), you need to plan for contingencies. Maybe taking over Fiji or Mauritius or Nepal is an option.

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=HOTEN20070012703&news=No%20holds%20barred:%20Who%20defines%20morality?&pubDate=Mon%2C+21+May+2007+01%3A54%3A37+GMT&keyword=ndtv_home

Young couples sitting near the 14th century Jama Masjid at Ferozeshah Kotla in the Capital were roughed by Muslim activists for allegedly indulging in ”obscene acts”.

Sadly, no one will report this. Note how the actual story gets overwhelmed by Shiv Sainik references.

Work is really keepin’ me busy.

And Jaffna,

I intend to respond to Nussabaum’s piece of hatred when I have time. This post is just a placeholder.

I submitted my last comment too soon. Here is an addenda.

I have always questioned those who spoke in terms of the inevitability of an Indo-American alliance. The United States is no friend of India – it merely looks out for its own interests – a policy that India too should adopt.

There are others who speak out in favor of an Indo-Israeli alliance. I once again differ. The Israelis only look out for their strategic interests and can not be relied on in all contexts.

Nussbaum assumes significance here. She is part of a broader Atlanticist lobby in the United States – affiliated to the liberal democrats – that is deeply suspecious of India. Others of her ilk include Rosenthal of the New York Times and Barbara Crossette. The maverick Hindu right often provides ammunition to these folks but it should not detract from the inherent anti-Hindu bias of these intellectuals.

The Jewish lobby in the United States is anxious of the future of Israel given the global Islamic resurgence. Hence the attempts to deflect Muslim attention through the international media to Bosnia, Chechnya, India and Kosova! It is the same Atlanticist intellectuals who speak out in each of these cases.

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Vatsan has a valid point – why not deconstruct Martha Nussbaum?

This would be easy. She is highly polemic and ideological. She is one-sided. She fails to back her assertions with evidence.

Nussbaum is part of a virulent anti-Hindu strain increasingly dominant in American academia. Others like her include Frykenberg, Witzel and Wendy Doniger.

I intend to deconstruct her but why not take a first stab

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